Getting fit for space

July 17, 2013 |Photos by Mayra Beltran / Houston Chronicle

NASA astronauts taught campers how to get fit for space at the Johnson Space Center.

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NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins is impressed by the campers jumping skills as they complete the 'jump to the moon' exercise while they learn how astronauts get physically ready to travel to space at Johnson Space Center on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Houston.

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NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins is impressed by the campers jumping skills as they complete the 'jump to the moon' exercise while they learn how astronauts get physically ready to travel to space at Johnson Space Center on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Houston.